June 24, 1898 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
681 
Bride, Ernest Metz, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, J. B. 
Varonne, Ethel Brownlow, Madame de Watteville, 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, etc. Mr. B. R. Cant, 
Colchester, took the second award with fine speci¬ 
mens of Marechal Niel, Souvenir d’Un Ami, 
Madame de Watteville, Ernest Metz, and others. 
Messrs. D. Prior & Son, Myland Nurseries, 
Colchester, were third, showing some fine blooms. 
Mr. F. Cant had the best twelve trusses, three of 
each, showing fine samples of Ernest Metz, Catherine 
Mermet, Innocente Pirola, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
etc. Messrs. D. Prior & Son were second in this 
case, with good flowers of Catherine Mermet, 
Marechal Niel, Madame Cusin, etc. Mr. G. Mount, 
Canterbury, took the third award with finely coloured 
but rather small blooms. For eighteen bunches, 
distinct, three trusses in each, Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Cheshunt, took the leading award with some nice 
buds. Mr. G. Mount had many larger blooms in 
his stands, but not so attractive, and was placed 
second. The prizes offered for twelve blooms of 
Marechal Niel brought out five exhibits, in several 
of which the Roses were of wonderful size, but 
opened rather widely towards afternoon. The 
leading award was taken by Messrs. D. Prior & Son ; 
Mr. Osmond G. Orpen was second; and Alex. H. 
Gray, Esq , Beaulieu, Newbridge, Bath, was third 
All the three exhibits were fine. Mr. Frank Cant 
had the best twelve single trusses of any Tea or 
Noisette, otherwise than Marechal Niel, and 
exhibited Souvenir d’Elise Vardon. Messrs. D. 
Prior & Son, were second with large blooms of 
Niphetos, but they opened very widely by afternoon. 
Mr. B. R. Cant took the third position with a stand 
of Comtesse de Nadaillac. There were six entries 
in this class, and the varieties shown were mostly, if 
not all, different from one another. 
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WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN. 
Pinks. —Take cuttings of Pinks at once, for unless 
they are taken off in good time they cannot be ex¬ 
pected to make good plants for next year’s flowering. 
If a large number is required it is a good plan to put 
some fermenting manure in the bottom of a frame, 
and after treading it, cover with a layer of soil in 
which to insert the pipings. 
Hollyhocks. —As soon as short side shoots can be 
obtained, they may be taken off and cut up like vine 
eyes with one bud to each, and inserted in sandy soil 
in boxes. The latter need not be kept in a frame 
provided a shady position under a tree or elsewhere 
can be secured for them. Keep them watered till 
the bud appears above soil, showing that the cuttings 
have rooted. When they have made a few leaves 
they may be potted up singly or planted out. 
Vines. —The thinning of the latest kinds should 
now be completed. The ends of the rods should be 
allowed to ramble freelv so as to encourage root 
action. In the case of Madersfield Court the lateral 
shoots should be allowed to grow beyond the bunches 
so as to draw off superfluous moisture and prevent 
cracking. A plentiful supply of moisture should be 
kept up at the roots, otherwise, if allowed to get dry 
and then a supply given, cracking is almost sure to 
follow. 
Tomatos. —The chief matter to be attended to is 
the removal of all side shoots as soon as they make 
their appearance. Pot plants will require feeding as 
soon as a bunch or two of fruits are set and com¬ 
menced to swell. The same applies to plants in the 
open air. Some growers advise pinching out the 
leading shoots above the bunches, but this is alto¬ 
gether unnecessary, provided the plants have a 
bunch or two of fruit, as that will keep them steady 
and also slow in growth. 
Melons. —Whenever the roots of young plants 
commence to show themselves in abundance outside 
of the mounds of soil, a fresh surfacing of rich loam 
and manure will help them greatly. Give abundant 
supplies of water especially where the plants are 
grown in shallow beds over hotwater pipes. Attend 
regularly to stopping and tying, as well as to feeding 
with liquid manure where the fruits are swelling. 
Syringe them freely to keep the foliage in a healthy 
condition. 
Cucumbers. —Plants in bearing will require 
copious supplies of water at the roots as well as 
plenty of syringing to keep down insects which are 
prcuing very troublesome in this dry weather. 
Remove all fruits as soon as fit for use and stand 
them in cups of water, which will encourage the 
development of those left. 
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Quescions sdd snsaieRS. 
Rose Leaves Injured.— D. M. : The Rose leaves 
you send are injured by the larvae or caterpillars of 
small moths belonging to the Tortricina and Tineina. 
As they live concealed between the folds of rolled up 
leaves it is impossible to apply remedies on a large 
scale that would be efficient. Of course you could 
dust the bushes with Hellebore powder, or spray 
them with Paris Green at the rate of one ounce of 
the latter to fifteen gallons of water, keeping the 
mixture well stirred .all the time. Some of the cater¬ 
pillars would be killed in this way by their eating 
the poisoned leaves. The most effectual remedy, 
however, is hand-picking, opening the rolled leaves 
to get at the larvae. This should be done earlier in 
the season before they have time to do so much 
injury. Make a commencement soon after the 
bushes come into leaf. By removing 3 or 4 in. of 
the surface soil round the plants in autumn and 
replacing it with fresh material you would destroy a 
large number of the pupae. Burn the soil as removed 
or bury it deeply to prevent the perfect insects from 
reaching the surface in spring. 
Hedgerows of Elms.— Quiet Village : You will 
probably find what you require at or around the 
village of Bookham, Surrey, on the London and 
South-Western Railway from Waterloo to Guildford 
via Epsom. It is within thirty miles of London. 
There are many such features as you desire in that 
locality, and in the adjoining village of Effingham. 
Good accommodation can be found at “ Merryland’s " 
Tempe’rance Hotel, close to Bookham Station, and 
on the margin of the finely wooded common. 
Insects on Camellias.— R. M:. Your plants are 
infested with Mealy Bug (Coccus adonidum). Dis¬ 
solve some soft soap in a quantity of hot water, then 
add a little tobacco juice, and stir well with the 
syringe till the soap is thoroughly dissolved and the 
tobacco mixed with it. Then fid up the pail with 
cold water and give your plants a forcible syringing. 
Lay them on their sides so that you may get at the 
stems, the under side of the leaves, and the forks of 
the stems where the insects conceal themselves. 
Take the plants outside the house to do this, to 
prevent the live insects from crawling on to the 
same or other plants again. 
Insects on Dahlias.— R. M.: The green insects 
concealed amongst the white froth on your plants 
are Frog Hoppers (Aphrophora spumaria). By 
syringing them forcibly with clean water so as to 
wash away the white froth the insects will be 
exposed to the drying influence of the sun, which 
will dry up and kill many of them. This should be 
done during the day when the sun shines. Another 
remedy is to dissolve one ounce of soft soap in a 
gallon of water, adding a table-spoonful of nicotine 
or tobacco juice. Syringe your plants with this and 
then wash them with clean water after an hour or 
two. 
Pots on Dahlia Stakes— R.M.: The object of 
putting small pots on the top of Dahlia stakes is to 
catch the earwigs which often do the plants great 
damage during July, August and September, more 
particularly in dry seasons like the present, and in 
dry situations near walls and fences where those 
insects can find secure and safe concealment. If 
your plants are infested by them you can detect it by 
the leaves presenting a torn and ragged appearance. 
If so, place a little dry moss in the bottom of small 
pots, place them on your Dahlia stakes, and examine 
them every morning for the earwigs, which should be 
killed. 
Plants for Name. — R. M. : Sometimes flowers 
are quite sufficient, but in most cases the plants can 
be more readily and safely determined by sending 
shoots bearing flowers and leaves. If there are 
several kinds or forms of leaves on the plant, it 
would be a safe plan to send a leaf of each of the 
more distinct forms. A little practice would soon 
enable you to determine what to send. You will be 
safe always to send flowers and leaves, and in some 
cases fruit would also be an advantage. When send¬ 
ing plants to be named put them in a box packed 
with a little damp moss ; never pack them with 
cotton wool. 
Book on the Narcissus.— Constant Reader : The 
best book on the subject is “The Narcissus’’ by Mr.F. 
W. Burbidge, M.A., and published by Messrs. 
Reeve & Co., Henrietta Street, Covent Garden 
London. Price 32s. 
Layering Malmaison Carnations. — H. F. R.: 
When Malmaison Carnations are grown in pots they 
are generally propagated by cuttings in spring so as 
to get good plants before the following winter ; but 
as a matter of fact they are propagated at various 
times according to convenience or requirements, say 
after they have done flowering. If you have them 
in the open ground, then you may layer them about 
the end of July. In making, the tongue, pass your 
knife outward from the mother plant as in your 
sketch at B, so that the tongue may belong to the 
crown you wish to layer, not the to mother plant as at 
A. Roots will be produced by the descending sap 
at B, and when the shoot is severed from the mother 
plant the young roots will be attached to it. The 
correct way of spelling the word is Melittis, as you 
have it. 
Growing Melons --IF. IF. B. : The object in 
stopping the main shoots of Melons is to make them 
throw out side shoots, which bear the flowers and ul¬ 
timately the fruit. The main shoot should be 
allowed to grow till it has occupied the whole length 
of the available space, or has gone as far as you 
want it. Then stop it, and when the lateral shoots 
have grown to some length they will flower. Ferti¬ 
lise the flowers to the number of four or eight on a 
plant, if you have so many. Take the stamens of the 
male blossoms, and after removing the corolla, place 
them into the flowers that will bear the fruit and 
leave them there. Fertilise as many as you want in 
one day, otherwise the early set fruits will rob the 
latter ones of nourishment and keep them small. 
There was a book published on the Melon and Cu¬ 
cumber, but it has long been out of print. There is 
a good, though not lengthy, article on the Melon in 
the “ Epitome of Gardening,’’ by Moore and 
Masters, published by Adam and Charles Black, 
Edinburgh. Price about 5s. 
Communications Received.—W. P. —F. W. M. 
C.—Miss H.-J. C. & S.—E. D. S.—W. T.—E. M. 
—W. H. 
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TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 
Hert & Wulle, Naples, Italy.—Flower-bulbs 
Roots, and Terrestrial Orchids. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
June 20 th, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a moderate enquiry 
for Mustard and Rape at unchanged rates. Some 
speculative trade is being done in Trifolium incarna- 
tum at very high figures. Country dealers hold aloof 
expecting prices will recede before sowing demand 
sets in, as owing to dry weather this article is 
marketed this season considerably in advance of the 
usual sowing time. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June 21st, 1893. 
Fruit.- 
Tasmanian Apples 
per case . 5 0 
Grapes, per lb. i o 
Peaches ... per dozen 3 0 
Red Currants, \ sieve 2 o 
Gooseberries, £ sieve 1 3 
Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. s. d. 
Melons.each 1 6 
ro o Strawberries, per lb. o 6 
2 6 Pine apples. 
8 o | —St. Michael’s, each 2 6 
3 o | Black Currants, \ sve 4 6 
1 9 I 
Vegetables.—Average Rbtail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
s. d 
2 6 
6 o 
4 9 
1 d. s. d. 
Asparagus per buudle 16 50 
AruchokesGlobe doz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 16 20 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 04 08 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
Cut Flowers.—Avera 
s.d. s d 
Arum Lilies, i2blms. 20 40 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 10 30 
doz. bunches. 40 80 
Cornflowers, dz. bun. 16 30 
Eucharis ...per doz. 30 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 10 26 
Gladiolus,White,dzbn4 090 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 06 09 
Iris, var.,doz.bunches 6 o 12 o 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 26 50 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 060 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 4 c 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 16 20 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale .per bkt 00 00 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 9 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
rE Wholesale Prices. 
s. d . s. d 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 06 09 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 30 6 c 
Pinks, doz. bunches... 10 30 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 16 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Red Roses, doz. bhs. 30 80 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Red.doz. blms. 20 30 
— Saffrano...per doz. 16 20 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Spiraeas, doz. bunchs.3 060 
Stephanotis,dz. sprays 16 26 
Sweet Peas, doz. bhs. 40 80 
Sweet Sutton,dz.bhs. 30 60 
Tuberoses, per doz 06 10 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
x. d. s. d. 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Cineraria ...per doz. 60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 o 36 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 o 
Erica, various, doz. 12 o 24 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 60100 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Fuchsia .per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Genista .per doz. 90120 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Ivy Geraniums...doz. 40 60 
s. d. s d. 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 o 
Lobelia .per doz. 30 60 
Marguerites, perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Nastuitiums, per doz. 30 40 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 80 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 o 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 90150 
— scarlet.perdoz. 40 90 
Saxafrage...per doz. 12 o 18 o 
Spirea, per doz.6 o 12 o 
Aphis, black 
Barons, the, Twickenham 675 
Begonias at Forest Hill.675 
Carpet Beds .672 
Chrysanthemum in N.S.W.676 
Colour Chart, a.679 
Drought, the.671 
Forestry at Earl’s Court... 674 
Fruit Trees, summer 
pruning .672 
Gard ners’ Calendar.....6S1 
Geranium pratense variety 679 
Herbaceous border, the ...673 
Ladies as Gardeners.672 
Lasiie Owenim.679 
La hyrus sativus.679 
Lathyrus tingitanus .679 
May in Scotland .673 
Nepenthes Mastersiaha ...679 
Odontogl issum Anderson- 
ianum var.680 
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Oldfield Nurseries, the.677 
Onciduim curtum .6S0 
Orchid Growers’ Calei;dar 6-9 
Pansies and Violas.678 
Peach Culture out of doors 677 
Pteris cretica vars.676 
Rhubarb, Ryder’s Per¬ 
fection.675 
Rose, the Musk.678 
Rose Show, the National...680 
Salesmen and their res¬ 
ponsibilities .677 
Science Gleanings .675 
Silene maritima florepleno 679 
Societies.680 
Strawberries, early.679 
Vegetable Garden .675 
Wakefield Paxton Society 678 
York Horticultural_Fete....w674 
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